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This Blog Has Moved: via Twins Geek March 07, 2012 at 05:30 PM; You can now find it at TwinsDaily.com.Thanks,JohnHe's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Announcing Twins Daily: via Twins Geek February 19, 2012 at 10:06 PM; It isn’t just for reading. That’s the difference.When I first started blogging in January of 2002, I went something like six solid months with less than 20 people reading my thoughts on a daily basis. That’s the dirty secret about blogging that both supporters and critics don’t get: it’s easy to do, but very hard to get enough readers so that anybody notices.When I find out that someone has blogge
Baseball's Happy Lexicon - 2012: via Twins Geek February 18, 2012 at 12:54 PM; This shortest of phrases makes our hearts soarPitchers and catchers reportWe limped through last year but come back for morePitchers and catchers report99 losses taught the boys thingsWe yearn for the clean slate a new season bringsLike Hornsby we stared out the window for springPitchers and catchers reportFour tiny words and hope’s candle’s litPitchers and catchers reportGardy will make sure they
Options Could Limit Twins Options: via Twins Geek February 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM; Don't believe the hype. There might be 66 guys in Twins spring training, but they aren't really competing for roster spots. In fact, there may not be a single roster spot to compete for.How come? Because of "options." Options are a MLB administrative rule that limits how long a team can keep a player on their 40-man roster but keep them in the minors. Basically, they have three years before t
Phoning It In: Options: via Twins Geek February 15, 2012 at 09:36 PM; I just realized that I never posted this story on my own blog, just at the Strib's. Weird. Since it's one of my favorites, and since I want to refer to it fairly often, I'm going to publish it now, even though it's two years old. Options~~~By the fourth year together, you better be ready for a commitment. At that point, you’re out of options.At 27 years old, this was explained to me subtly by my g
Gleeman & The Geek Ep 28: My Twins The Car: via Twins Geek February 14, 2012 at 01:12 AM; Aaron's car finally kicked, so we take this opportunity to go through each of the Twins players and talk about our expectations, including which car we would compare them to. (It's better than it sounds.) Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fa
So Thirsty: via Twins Geek February 09, 2012 at 12:06 AM; Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. I’ve been asked several times why they Twins aren’t bringing in a reliable veteran right-handed reliever. The suggestion that they don’t have the money when there are so many available for peanuts seems crazy. The suggestion that they already have enough options in the organization might be even crazier. Right now, the bullpen looks like this:
Gleeman & the Geek Episode 27: Baseball Boyfriends: via Twins Geek February 08, 2012 at 01:12 AM; Lindsay Guentzel joins Aaron and John to talk about the MLB Fan Cave, the Baseball Boyfriends App and Gardy's Opening Day Lineup. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
The $15,000,000 Question: via Twins Geek February 02, 2012 at 08:24 AM; Today’s mystery category? Let’s see if you can guess from the clues…"What are the Twins television revenues?""Why is everybody bitching about a $100 million payroll?""Why couldn't the Twins sign Prince Fielder?" If you didn’t get it, don’t be too hard on yourself - it’s a little convoluted. The category is “What questions avoid THE question?” In Twins Territory, THE question has been: why did pa
Prince Fielder vs. Hyperbole: via Twins Geek January 25, 2012 at 08:30 PM; Hyperbole is fun.It is. It’s also easy. Plus, it sounds so darn authoritative. No wonder it’s so often our go to form of entertainment.Our latest example (for baseball, because this is a baseball blog) was the deal the Tigers just signed with Prince Fielder. The Tigers suddenly became favorites to win the World Series. Which is interesting, because about a week earlier, even their candidacy for th
Episode 25: AL Central & Cleavage: via Twins Geek January 25, 2012 at 12:36 AM; Aaron and John evaluate the "other" teams in the AL Central, which includes Prince Fielder's impact, flipping Kevin Slowey, Morneau's optimism, panicking about closers and an unexpected guest's "Twins." Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan.
Hot Stove League Banquet: via Twins Geek January 20, 2012 at 08:30 AM; It ain't fancy. It is fun.If you're looking to get together for a lot of irreverent and fun Twins talk, I'd invite you to attend the 4th Annual LAST Hot Stove League Banquet and Charity Auction next Friday night. It's not the fourth annual - it's the fourth annual LAST, because this has been going on for decades now and they keep trying to stop doing it.You'll likely see both The Voice of Reason a
Season Insurance: via Twins Geek January 18, 2012 at 10:24 PM; The Twin>s have invested $99M in their 2012 team.Whether you think they'll be competitive or not isn't the point. (I do.) Whether you think they should have cut payroll or not isn’t the point. (I don't.) The point is this: the Twins have invested $99M in their 2012 team.Now they need to spend a tiny fraction of that to insure it.You would think that would be obvious to the Twins, who have traditio
Gleeman & The Geek Episode 24: Zumaya & Arbitration: via Twins Geek January 18, 2012 at 12:24 AM; This week, Nick Nelson joined Aaron and I to talk about the wisdom of signing reliever Joel Zumaya, how Victor Martinez's injury could affect the AL Central race, Seth Stohs' 2012 Twins Prospect Handbook, the arbitration process and whatever happened to last year's top prospects. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe a
Delmon vs. Revere: via Twins Geek January 11, 2012 at 10:36 PM; Does Revere's Defense Make Up For Delmon's Offense?Last week in a thought exercise, I wondered if who we could expect more out of this year – Delmon Young or Ben Revere. One offensive, one defensive. One defensively laughable, one offensively infuriating. So let’s look, sabrmetrically, at what each should be worth offensively and defensively next year. Offense I like using a very basic sabrem
Gleeman & The Geek Episode 23: Mailbag!: via Twins Geek January 11, 2012 at 12:30 AM; In episode 23, Aaron & I turned to our readers for their Twins questions. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Gleeman & The Geek Mailbag: via Twins Geek January 09, 2012 at 09:30 PM; It's time for a mailbag episode of Gleeman and the Geek, so please send in your questions/comments below so we can read them on the podcast and respond.THANKS!JohnHe's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. More at TwinsGeek.com.
Who Was 1987’s 25th Man?: via Twins Geek January 08, 2012 at 10:12 PM; I was born in 1967 which means for the first 30 years of my life, there was no internet. Those were my formative years – so how come it almost seems inconceivable to have a world where there isn’t one?But occasionally, it still surprises me, usually around a topic from my youth. Like a month ago, when I realized I could find the song from the movie Hopscotch that I had been humming to people for a
Expectations Thought Excercise: via Twins Geek January 05, 2012 at 12:06 AM; Below is the opening day roster (more or less) of the 2011 Twins versus the probable roster for the 2012 Twins (as things stand right now). I want to do a quick comparison of the two but add a twist – I want to compare the 2012 player with what we hoped the 2011 player was going to do, not what they actually did. Let’s call it the Hope Index. There is a reason I want to go that way, I promise. I’m
Gleeman & the Geek Episode 22: Marquis and Morris: via Twins Geek January 03, 2012 at 11:42 PM; Aaron & I dissect Jason Marquis, pine for some more right-handed relief, argue about Jack Morris' Hall of Fame credentials and celebrate Aaron's birthday. Here are:the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe andthe podcast on iTunes (where you can also subscribe and leave reviews).Or click on the image below to listen. Thanks!He's a Twins fan. He's a geek. It's kinda sad, really. M